But there’s no legal logic to this ruling. It’s long been settled law that the police have to tell suspects their constitutional rights, because you can’t expect someone to exercise those rights if they don’t know what they are. It flies in the face of reason to expect that a laymen should somehow know that there’s a…

But Weinstein’s public statement acknowledges his “interactions,” even if it’s weak as hell and doesn’t give specifics. If he admits the behavior, it’s no longer an allegation.

I agree that “the man allegedly robbed a bank” is weak, but I’d go for replacing it with “The officer reported that he saw the suspect rob the bank.”

Headline written by the Department of Redundancy Department.

“If guilt comes to a party because of this reporting, it’s not the fault of the reporting institution for failing to give them a presumption of innocence.”

I’d actually go with “Lysette Anthony Accuses Harvey Weinstein of Sexually Assaulting Her in the ‘80s”. Unfortunately, nothing has changed about the fact that drama sells papers, and accuses is a little stronger than says.

Actually, a person who was innocent of the crime is the perfect example. “Alleged” and similar phrasing isn’t to protect the Harvey Weinsteins of the world. It’s only partially to cover the paper’s ass.

Yeah, AC made it official about 5 years ago. Even got married a while back.

He was a 14-year-old kid that went to a party with a friend. He probably didn’t want to ruin anyone else’s good time just because he was bored.

Holy crap, how did I miss that? I got some friends that got some ‘splaining to do, not passing on that little tidbit.

Oddly, it’s not something that’s been talked about much in the gossip pages. No lovers selling their vacation pictures to the Inquirer, no paparazzi photos of him with a date, nothing. He’s always treated like some mystical asexual being; the rags for some reason I’ve never understood actually respected his request…

I think we should start listing the religious traditions we want to steal from everyone else so that we can all be ready to celebrate appropriately next year.

That would be OK, too.

Lemme know if you need any help. I’ve always wanted to be a sidekick.

Well, we could start with the fact that correlation and causation are two entirely separate things, and that fact that 72% of black children grown up in single parent homes doesn’t prove that there’s a child rearing problem in the community.

Well, I know *that* response will certainly changed the hearts and minds of every atheist that reads it.

Give her time.

[scurries over to back door to double-check lock]

I’m of the opinion that it’s a sort of rich people humble brag thing. It would be rude to tell you how rich they are, but they don’t mind letting you see that they’re rich enough that they’re above minor considerations like practical clothing.

I hope I can say this in such a way that it gets read all the way through before anyone takes to eviscerating me, but I suppose all I can do is give it a whirl. While I absolutely understand your sentiment, your comment that “she certainly had the energy to call for sisterhood” makes me feel as though there may be a…